PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi all! Just got into reefing about 3 months ago (but I have been reading for about a year!) My parents have finally allowed me to have a tank at home this is my first tank (updates on this too coming soon) ol' tank I just built a rad AIO over the past few weeks (losely based on "lalanis Pico upgrade") seen Here Stats 10 gallon AGA with appx. 7 gallon display and 3 gallon sump 96 watts t5 lighting (fishneedit fixture) 2 nano korolias for circulation 1 maxijet 400 (false wall) Filtration- Cheato "sea lettuce" carbon chemi pure Thanks to El fabuloso's advice THANKS!!! Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 awsome build up thread Lolz I don't know what happened I accidentily submitted it with just "HI all" Da Plan Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Nice tank. Your livestock looks okay, except for these: lettuce nudi, sea hare, yellow cucumber - will likely starve/die in a nano reef because of the lack of food (stick with herbivorous snails) avoid the mithrax crab because they are omnivores (emeralds are actually mithrax crabs, too) try to get another fish besides the scooter blenny, like something that will eat prepared food leave the clam, anemone, and sps until the tank is established (many months) Link to comment
itzclayyo Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Nice tank. Your livestock looks okay, except for these: lettuce nudi, sea hare, yellow cucumber - will likely starve/die in a nano reef because of the lack of food (stick with herbivorous snails) avoid the mithrax crab because they are omnivores (emeralds are actually mithrax crabs, too) try to get another fish besides the scooter blenny, like something that will eat prepared food leave the clam, anemone, and sps until the tank is established (many months) +1, and I would only put 1 fish in 7 gallons. Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Nice tank. Your livestock looks okay, except for these: lettuce nudi, sea hare, yellow cucumber - will likely starve/die in a nano reef because of the lack of food (stick with herbivorous snails) avoid the mithrax crab because they are omnivores (emeralds are actually mithrax crabs, too) try to get another fish besides the scooter blenny, like something that will eat prepared food leave the clam, anemone, and sps until the tank is established (many months) According to the sea slug forum ( http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=17626 ) the lettuce nudi (which isn't really nudi) will eat cheato so I think I could support its diet also it is a "solar powered sea slug" meaning it harvests the chroloplasts of plant to use in its own body so I think Ill give it a go (unless you think its a REALLY bad Idea) sea hare will eat nori ( or so I've read...) bummer about the yellow sea cucumber I have an emerald crab right now and so far I've had no problems... (other than it rarely coming out into view) the scooter blenny would go in the the same time as the clam the sps and the nem ( after a few months) that is unless I can find one that is "trained" to eat prepared food Thanks LAK! your a god on NR +1, and I would only put 1 fish in 7 gallons. hmm your probably right... Ill have to think harder about fish... Link to comment
itzclayyo Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 According to the sea slug forum (http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=17626) the lettuce nudi (which isn't really nudi) will eat cheato so I think I could support its diet sea hare will eat nori ( or so I've read...) bummer about the yellow sea cucumber I have an emerald crab right now and so far I've had no problems... (other than it rarely coming out into view) the scooter blenny would go in the the same time as the clam the sps and the nem ( after a few months) that is unless I can find one that is "trained" to eat prepared food Thanks LAK! your a god on NR It would take more then a few months for your tank to mature and keep sps, clams, and nems. Most would recommend no anemone until at least a year and sps and clams for at least 6-8 months. Even when your pod population seems good (after 6-8 months), when you add your scooter blenny it will eat more pods then they are reproducing, and starve. That's why it is hard to keep them, especially in nano's. In larger tanks, the pods can reproduce without being eaten by the mandarin. Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 BTW I am aware of the care requirements of the scooter blenny and other dragonets thats why I put a "later" to build up a sufficient pod population ( also I plan on having a pod breeding set up) It would take more then a few months for your tank to mature and keep sps, clams, and nems. Most would recommend no anemone until at least a year and sps and clams for at least 6-8 months. Even when your pod population seems good (after 6-8 months), when you add your scooter blenny it will eat more pods then they are reproducing, and starve. That's why it is hard to keep them, especially in nano's. In larger tanks, the pods can reproduce without being eaten by the mandarin. 6 months is what I meant by a few, sorry see other post and Im up to the challenge,but I don't plan on getting any of the harder to keep organisms (clam sps nem) until I get better at reefing Link to comment
itzclayyo Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 BTW I am aware of the care requirements of the scooter blenny and other dragonets thats why I put a "later" to build up a sufficient pod population ( also I plan on having a pod breeding set up) In my last post when I quoted you it said in a few months you will add it as well as sps, clams, and a nem. That's why I tried explaining it. But, I'm glad you know what your doing at least and can provide it's diet! Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 In my last post when I quoted you it said in a few months you will add it as well as sps, clams, and a nem. That's why I tried explaining it. But, I'm glad you know what your doing at least and can provide it's diet! Thanks man it pains me to see people with dragnets and scooter blennies in their newly established tanks (STARVING!) Link to comment
jmigchelbrink Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I like your vail poster (i grew up there). Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 I like your vail poster (i grew up there). Thanks man I live on the ice coast (I mean east coast) so I dream about POW like thaht every night! Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The reason I said no nudibranch or sea hare is that they are not needed since you have a large CUC, and you will be forced to keep feeding them so they don't die. I would say to just leave them alone a focus more on corals. Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 The reason I said no nudibranch or sea hare is that they are not needed since you have a large CUC, and you will be forced to keep feeding them so they don't die. I would say to just leave them alone a focus more on corals. I dont mind feeding them I think they are ridiculously cool I just labled them CUC because they do double duty I have a while before I get any live stock so Ill have plenty of time to research an learn more about them do you think the CUC is too large? I could tone it down a bit ( im still a n00b) Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 no, your CUC isn't too large. I guess I'm only thinking in terms of my CUC, which is only 3 ceriths, 2 nassarius, and a turbo. They don't have much to eat since I only have one firefish, now. You should, however, get one or the other since they will be eating the same thing (I'm leaning to sea hare). Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 +1, and I would only put 1 fish in 7 gallons. If I keep up with frequent WC (1 gallon a week...more?) would 2 be too much of a bio load? I thought that a scooter blenny and a true perc would be ok because they dont really share the same swim space (unless Im mistaken) thanks clayyo! Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 would 2 be too much of a bio load? No, but remember that even adding another small fish to a nano is a greater change in the bioload than adding 2 or 3 medium fish to a 55 gallon. It just comes down to personal preference and upkeep. Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 No, but remember that even adding another small fish to a nano is a greater change in the bioload than adding 2 or 3 medium fish to a 55 gallon. It just comes down to personal preference and upkeep. thats the challenge of a nano! hmmm plenty of time to think about fish though Just picked up the LR I ordered just fiji,but my science teacher gave me some KALENI and MARSHALL island rock too! WOOT pics later today! Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 LR I picked up today at school (Kaleni, marshall island and fiji) I had to carry the rock and a full bucket of salt through my shool to my car Everyone was like "what is that????" They thought I had detention or something because I was carrying salt (to salt the sidewalks) pieces left over Rock scape Various pictures of it clouding up from the sand then getiing clearer then clouding up again because i added more Tell me what you think of the scape! Im really excited!!! Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 congrats! say, can you snap or share some more pix of how you built that back wall? Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 sure thing one moment please these are the plans I drew on graph paper Like I said earlier it is base on lalani's "pico upgrade" tank Link to comment
PoopCola Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hi Lalani! I have to say I admire your reefing and photography skillz! thanks for the idea! Link to comment
Lalani Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks! More pictures! Link to comment
halberstram Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Is this what you're doing in class instead of paying attention? as a former teacher I am shocked and appalled... not really. looks like a nice start, though ADA purists might frown upon modifying the clean lines (not that I am one) whoops! read aga as ada. my bad. ignore that, then. Link to comment
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